Some two thousand years ago
a parade of folks was moving
urged along by a star
 
A star above, Bethlehem,
small town Israel
plain people, none of note
 
But along came a couple
wife a young mother to be
husband a good sort of fellow
and the baby came
in a stable
 
Born in a barn, of sorts,
this little fellow
drew a line in mankind’s calendar
Anno Domino, came to be
They named him Jesus.
 
Out in the country
shepherds tended their sheep
as good shepherds do
But the star was overcoming
and drew them to that stable
 
Wise men from far away
noted the star as well
and they journeyed to that stable
bearing their significant gifts